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Books like The Arcadia Project: 9 series to read next

The Arcadia Project is urban fantasy, about fae and madness, set in contemporary and north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Arcadia Project is 3 books, 2016–2018.

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Meredith Gentry
October Daye
The Dresden Files
Anita Blake
The Mortal Instruments
The Curse Workers
War for the Oaks
Modern Tale of Faerie
Need

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Paranormal romance, about court intrigue.

“The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

Urban fantasy, about fae, set in contemporary and north america.

“Young October had to make important decisions about her future.”
from the catalogue description of Strangers in Court
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Start with Strangers in Court →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards.

“The novels are narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry Dresden, a private detective and wizard, as he investigates supernatural disturbances in contemporary Chicago.”
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

About vampires.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue description

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The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

About family secrets and curses.

“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
from the catalogue description

Start with White Cat →

War for the OaksSeries

seriesEmma Bull & Will Shetterly2 books1987

Adventurous in tone, about music.

Start with War for the Oaks →

Modern Tale of FaerieSeries

seriesHolly Black4 books2002

About coming of age.

Start with Tithe →

NeedSeries

seriesCarrie Jones4 books2009

“The focus of the story is a teenage girl named Zara, who joins a struggle against a society of malicious pixies.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Need →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The Arcadia Project?: Meredith Gentry — the closest match to The Arcadia Project on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Arcadia Project?: Borderline. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Arcadia Project.
How big is The Arcadia Project?: The Arcadia Project is 3 books, 2016–2018.

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